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muller

(mul′ər)

noun

any of various mechanical or hand devices for grinding; specif., a flat-bottomed pestle of stone, etc., as for grinding paints or drugs

Origin: ME molour, prob. < mullen, to grind: see mull

Muller, H(ermann) J(oseph) 1890-1967; U.S. biologist & geneticist

See muller in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An implement of stone or other hard substance used as a pestle to grind paints or drugs.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English molour

Origin: , probably from mullen, to grind; see mull²

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, Johann Known as Re·gi·o·mon·ta·nus

German mathematician and astronomer who established the study of algebra and trigonometry in Germany and contributed to the revival of astronomy during the Renaissance.

, Karl Alex Born 1927.

Swiss physicist. He shared a 1987 Nobel Prize for pioneering research in superconductivity.

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